{"id":13244,"date":"2021-09-24T16:06:18","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T15:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/?page_id=13244"},"modified":"2024-02-02T09:01:58","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T09:01:58","slug":"how-to-apply","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/study\/undergraduate\/applying\/how-to-apply\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Apply \u2013 Undergraduate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1>\n\t\tHow to Apply &#8211; Undergraduate\n\t<\/h1>\n\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu-wrapper\"><\/div>\n<h2>\n\t\tFind out how you can apply for your course\n\t<\/h2>\n<h3>\n\t\tOnce you&#8217;ve chosen the perfect course for you, it&#8217;s time to apply!\n\t<\/h3>\n    <p>For the majority of courses, you will apply through the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucas.com\/explore\/unis\/b1f140f3\/university-of-chichester\/courses\"> Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS)<\/a>, but it will depend on your course. To find out about your course of interest use our course search, all the information about the course and how to apply can be found on the course pages.<\/p>\n<p>Once we have received your application, we&#8217;ll look at it on an individual basis.\u00a0 We like to look at your personal statement, your predicted grades, your reference (your interview, if appropriate) and, of course, your qualifications before deciding what offer to make to you. The typical offers listed on the course pages are a guide and your offer may vary from that.<\/p>\n    <ul>\n<li>Applicants for <strong>full-time degrees and foundation degrees<\/strong> should <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucas.com\/explore\/unis\/b1f140f3\/university-of-chichester\/courses\">apply through the UCAS website.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Part-time applicants:<\/strong> please email <a href=\"mailto:admissions@chi.ac.uk\">admissions@chi.ac.uk<\/a> with details of the course you are interested in.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/app\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20_-Business-1280x128033-1-498x498.jpg\" alt=\"female student working on a computer\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"498\" width=\"498\" title=\"20 Business 1280x128033\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n<h2>\n\t\tUCAS Tariff Points\n\t<\/h2>\n    <p>We recognise the UCAS Tariff point system. Conditional offers may be expressed as either grades or UCAS Tariff points.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes it is helpful to use the UCAS Tariff so that recognition can be given for taking an Extended Project Qualification or a (fourth) AS level.<\/p>\n<p>The Tariff can also be useful for expressing some flexibility in the grades required (e.g. CCC and BCD attract the same points).<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucas.com\/undergraduate\/what-and-where-study\/entry-requirements\/ucas-tariff-points\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFurther information\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h2>\n\t\tApplying directly to the University\n\t<\/h2>\n<h3>\n\t\tWhat do I do if I&#8217;m applying directly to the University?\n\t<\/h3>\n    <p>If you are applying directly to the university for a part time undergraduate programme, you should submit the following documents with your application form:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Copies of all certificates\/results (required for qualifications, taken at age 16+, declared on the application form)<\/li>\n<li>Reference &#8211; academic\/professional<\/li>\n<li>A personal statement<\/li>\n<li>If you do not include all of the necessary documents, this could result in a delay in processing your application.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>\n\t\tImportant\n\t<\/h4>\n    <p>Applicants for <strong>full-time degrees and foundation degrees<\/strong> should <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucas.com\/explore\/unis\/b1f140f3\/university-of-chichester\/courses\">apply through the UCAS website.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\tReferences\n\t<\/h2>\n<h3>\n\t\tDo I need a reference?\n\t<\/h3>\n    <p>When applying for an undergraduate course, you will need to provide one academic or professional reference.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any additional queries about applying or your application please email <a href=\"mailto:admissions@chi.ac.uk\">admissions@chi.ac.uk.<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:admissions@chi.ac.uk\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContact the Admissions Team\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/app\/uploads\/2021\/09\/21-Students-BOC-1280-x-1280-37-498x498.jpg\" alt=\"three students standing in front of a tree and smiling\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"498\" width=\"498\" title=\"21+ Students BOC 1280 X 1280 37\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n<h2>\n\t\tPersonal statements\n\t<\/h2>\n<h3>\n\t\tWhat do I do if I&#8217;m applying directly to the University?\n\t<\/h3>\n    <p>For most courses, applicants are required to write a personal statement and submit this with their application. Your personal statement should show the admissions tutor your enthusiasm and interest in the subject and contain:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>information about yourself<\/li>\n<li>why you want to study the chosen subject(s)<\/li>\n<li>details of any related experience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Remember that the Admissions Tutor will have to read many personal statements therefore you should try to make your statement interesting and descriptive. For more tips and advice, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/app\/uploads\/2021\/09\/WP-Personal-Statement-Booklet-A4-Feb-20-C-8_0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">read our personal statement guide.<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>\n\t\tGot a question?\n\t<\/h4>\n    <p>Contact our Admissions team on 01243 816002 or email <a href=\"mailto:admissions@chi.ac.uk\">admissions@chi.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" id=\"fl-accordion--label-0\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-0\">Disclosure and Barring Service, Enhanced Disclosure and Occupational Health Checks<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--icon-0\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-0\"><i>Expand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Successful applicants to courses which involve contact with children or vulnerable adults are required to obtain, at their own cost, a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Applicants for Professional and Statutory Body Regulated programmes such as Physiotherapy or Teacher Training are also required to demonstrate &#8216;fitness to practise&#8217; through an occupational health assessment.<\/p>\n<p>The University reserves the right to refuse admission and\/or terminate the registration of any applicant or student whose DBS and\/or occupational health check proves to be unsatisfactory. Any applicant with a relevant caution or conviction, is strongly advised to discuss this with the Admissions Office.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Apply &#8211; Undergraduate Find out how you can apply for your course Once you&#8217;ve chosen the perfect course for you, it&#8217;s time to apply! For the majority of courses, you will apply through the Universities and Colleges Admissions [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":0,"parent":2880,"menu_order":9,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"unboxed","site-sidebar-style":"unboxed","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"default","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"department":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to Apply \u2013 Undergraduate - 香港六合论坛<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The application process differs slightly depending on the course and level that it is studied at. Read more to find out how to apply.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/study\/undergraduate\/applying\/how-to-apply\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to Apply \u2013 Undergraduate - 香港六合论坛\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The application process differs slightly depending on the course and level that it is studied at. Read more to find out how to apply.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/study\/undergraduate\/applying\/how-to-apply\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"香港六合论坛\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UniversityofChichester\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-02-02T09:01:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/app\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20_-Business-1280x128033-1-498x498.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@chiuni\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/study\/undergraduate\/applying\/how-to-apply\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/study\/undergraduate\/applying\/how-to-apply\/\",\"name\":\"How to Apply \u2013 Undergraduate - 香港六合论坛\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/study\/undergraduate\/applying\/how-to-apply\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/study\/undergraduate\/applying\/how-to-apply\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/app\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20_-Business-1280x128033-1-498x498.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-09-24T15:06:18+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-02-02T09:01:58+00:00\",\"description\":\"The application process differs slightly depending on the course and level that it is studied at. Read more to find out how to apply.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/study\/undergraduate\/applying\/how-to-apply\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/study\/undergraduate\/applying\/how-to-apply\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/study\/undergraduate\/applying\/how-to-apply\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/app\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20_-Business-1280x128033-1-498x498.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/app\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20_-Business-1280x128033-1-498x498.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/study\/undergraduate\/applying\/how-to-apply\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Study\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/study\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Undergraduate\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/study\/undergraduate\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"Applying\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/study\/undergraduate\/applying\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":5,\"name\":\"How to Apply \u2013 Undergraduate\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/\",\"name\":\"香港六合论坛\",\"description\":\"The 香港六合论坛 is in Chichester with a campus also in Bognor Regis, West Sussex. Offering excellent undergraduate &amp; postgraduate degrees, apply now.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/#organization\",\"name\":\"香港六合论坛\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/app\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Open-Graph-Chi-uni.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/app\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Open-Graph-Chi-uni.png\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":630,\"caption\":\"香港六合论坛\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UniversityofChichester\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/chiuni\",\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/universityofchichester\",\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCFeAbQMJv4VSxjymIt5UHCg\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How to Apply \u2013 Undergraduate - 香港六合论坛","description":"The application process differs slightly depending on the course and level that it is studied at. Read more to find out how to apply.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/study\/undergraduate\/applying\/how-to-apply\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"How to Apply \u2013 Undergraduate - 香港六合论坛","og_description":"The application process differs slightly depending on the course and level that it is studied at. Read more to find out how to apply.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/study\/undergraduate\/applying\/how-to-apply\/","og_site_name":"香港六合论坛","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UniversityofChichester","article_modified_time":"2024-02-02T09:01:58+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/app\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20_-Business-1280x128033-1-498x498.jpg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@chiuni","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/study\/undergraduate\/applying\/how-to-apply\/","url":"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/study\/undergraduate\/applying\/how-to-apply\/","name":"How to Apply \u2013 Undergraduate - 香港六合论坛","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/study\/undergraduate\/applying\/how-to-apply\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/study\/undergraduate\/applying\/how-to-apply\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/app\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20_-Business-1280x128033-1-498x498.jpg","datePublished":"2021-09-24T15:06:18+00:00","dateModified":"2024-02-02T09:01:58+00:00","description":"The application process differs slightly depending on the course and level that it is studied at. Read more to find out how to apply.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/study\/undergraduate\/applying\/how-to-apply\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/study\/undergraduate\/applying\/how-to-apply\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/study\/undergraduate\/applying\/how-to-apply\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/app\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20_-Business-1280x128033-1-498x498.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/app\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20_-Business-1280x128033-1-498x498.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/study\/undergraduate\/applying\/how-to-apply\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Study","item":"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/study\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Undergraduate","item":"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/study\/undergraduate\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Applying","item":"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/study\/undergraduate\/applying\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"name":"How to Apply \u2013 Undergraduate"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/","name":"香港六合论坛","description":"The 香港六合论坛 is in Chichester with a campus also in Bognor Regis, West Sussex. Offering excellent undergraduate &amp; postgraduate degrees, apply now.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/#organization","name":"香港六合论坛","url":"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/app\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Open-Graph-Chi-uni.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/app\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Open-Graph-Chi-uni.png","width":1200,"height":630,"caption":"香港六合论坛"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UniversityofChichester","https:\/\/x.com\/chiuni","http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/universityofchichester","http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCFeAbQMJv4VSxjymIt5UHCg"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13244"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/36"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13244"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13244\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":73709,"href":"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13244\/revisions\/73709"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2880"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"department","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chi.ac.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/department?post=13244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}